John Oliver takes a hack at the Apple encryption debate in latest 'Last Week Tonight' segment

Encryption, according to comedian John Oliver, is "the best way to keep people from reading your email short of making the subject line 'Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Hilarious Joke From Uncle Walter.'"

With the ongoing debate about the government's efforts to gain access to the San Bernadino shooter's fully encrypted cell phone, Oliver dove into the surprisingly controversial issue of encryption in Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" segment.

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"The government is basically demanding that (Apple) come up with a cheat code for their top-selling iPhone game, 'F--- what's my passcode?' rated E for Everyone," he quipped.

The solution posed by Donald Trump — or Donald Drumpf, as Oliver has dubbed him — is to boycott Apple.

Pointing that out with a clip from the campaign trail, Oliver added, "This is a rare case where Donald Trump's outrage is almost understandable."

However, Oliver went on to explain — with help from a clip of Apple CEO Tim Cook — that giving the government the ability to access one phone essentially creates a master key to access all phones. As Cook explained, it would involve creating "the software equivalent of cancer."

Apple is refusing to do that — although it would only take 6 to 10 engineers four weeks to do it — because the company worries that it won't be safe. Also, it could set a precedent.

This isn't the first time the government has grappled with encryption. In the 90s, the government tried to find a back door to computers, using something called a "clipper chip." When a hacker figured out a way to disable the chip, the project was abandoned.

Although two decades later, the government is still interested in gaining access to encrypted data, Oliver flipped to a clip showing conservative Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham's evolving opinion on the matter.

Originally a staunch supporter of forcing Apple to give government access, this month Graham explained how he'd changed his mind, citing "damage we may be doing to our own national security."

"It's a miracle," Oliver quipped. "Lindsey Graham has met the concept of nuance — and this is a man who once warned, 'The world is literally about to blow up,' so you're not dealing with someone who likes to dabble in gray areas."

The segment ends with a mock iPhone commercial that highlights all the security concerns and offers a new slogan alluding to the precarious security situation: "Apple: Join us as we dance madly on the lip of the volcano."